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MINNESOTA · CHISAGO COUNTY

Franconia

1,756 people, 880 ft above sea level in Chisago County.

880 ftElevation, city center
1,756People, 2024 estimate
30 sq miLand area
Sunny 65°
Sunny now Dew point 60° · SSW 6 mph · high 67°
City of Franconia River Interstate 2 miles
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The Franconia plate. Relief from Copernicus GLO-30; rivers and lakes from USGS NHD; watersheds from the USGS Watershed Boundary Dataset; roads and city limits from Census TIGER 2024.

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TODAY

Today in Franconia

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 12:00 PM CDT
RIGHT NOW L O Simenstad Municipal Airport (KOEO) · 1:35 PM
Sunny
65° Sunny Feels like 65° · high of 67° near 1 PM
WindSSW 6 mphno gusts
Humidity82%falling to 81% this afternoon
Pressure29.85 in →steady
Visibility7 mihazy
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 60° · Sticky39° by Friday: drier air arrives
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Rain
Today, about 2 PMin about 1 hours · 62% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINSept. 190.24 in · 10 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Chisago County
NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 1:49 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 7:06 AM6:56 PM ↓
11 h 49 m of daylight, 3 minutes less than yesterday
Waning gibbous, 89% lit. The Harvest Moon was full Saturday.
AIR & POLLEN
34
GOODAir quality index · ozone
Tomorrow: 33, good. No pollen source yet.

The next three days, hour by hour

Sky: clear, cloudy, night Rain likely National Blend of Models
TUESDAY, SEPT. 29
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 30
THURSDAY, OCT. 1
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TEMPERATURE °F
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CHANCE OF RAIN
62% · 0.18 in Tuesday afternoon 50%
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Sticky: dew points 60 to 66° ↑ The front passes Drier: 41° by Friday

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 80° / 62°
TUE Sept. 29 Showers likely Showers likely
67° 60°
60% rain — S 12 A
WED Sept. 30 Mostly cloudy; warmer Mostly cloudy; warmer
77° 55°
10% rain — SW 4 B
THU Oct. 1 Partly cloudy; cooler Partly cloudy; cooler
67° 43°
0% rain — NNW 8 B
FRI Oct. 2 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
64° 43°
0% rain — WNW 5 B
SAT Oct. 3 Chance of showers Chance of showers
64° 44°
40% rain up to 0.1″ SSW 5 C
SUN Oct. 4 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
64° 39°
0% rain — NW 3 C
MON Oct. 5 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
62° 45°
0% rain — SSE 3 C
How sure are we? AModels agree: highs within 4° BSome spread: within 8° CWide spread: check back
Range from the National Blend of Models percentiles · graded on Forecast Scores
AIR MAIL

Where today’s air came from

The air arriving over Franconia about 5,000 feet above the ground was over a point about 330 miles to the south three days ago, and over the central Plains a day ago, about 840 miles back along its path. Near the ground the air came from the Ohio Valley; at 10,000 feet, from the southern Plains. Traced back 72 hours through NOAA’s hourly RAP analyses, nine paths at each of three heights.

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MINNESOTA · CHISAGO

Franconia

1,756 people, 880 ft above sea level in Chisago County.

880 ftElevation
1,756People
30 sq miLand
Sunny 65°
SunnyDew point 60°
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Today in Franconia

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now mostly cloudy day 67° 13%
4p rain 64° 38%
7p rain 63° 60%
10p mostly cloudy night 63° 13%
1a mostly cloudy night 63° 3%
4a mostly cloudy night 63° 0%
Rain
NEXT RAINToday about 2 PM · 62%
→
Tue60%
Showers likely Showers likely
60
67
A
Wed10%
Mostly cloudy; warmer Mostly cloudy; warmer
55
77
B
Thu0%
Partly cloudy; cooler Partly cloudy; cooler
43
67
B
Fri0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
43
64
B
Sat40%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
44
64
C
Sun0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
39
64
C
Mon0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
45
62
C
Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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